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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Nordkapp-class patrol vessel |
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| Displacement | 134 tons[source] | 3,200 tons[source] |
| Crew | — | 52 + 6 (Helicopter)[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | Nordkapp class[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | — |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency |
Nordkapp-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 2
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105.05 m (344.7 ft)[source]
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Norwegian Coast Guard / Royal Norwegian Navy[source] |
| In service | 1999–present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Retired |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Offshore patrol vessel[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] | Wichmann 4 x 9AXAG[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × Wiltrading Pursuit 640 vessels (USLC-2C Survey)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] | EADS TRS-3D 16 ES air/surface radar (from 2006) 2 x navigational radars 1 CelsiusTech 9LV 218 Fire Control Simrad SS105 hull-mounted sonar[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | 1 × Bofors 57 mm cannon 12.7 mm machine guns Depth charges Provisions for carrying Penguin missiles , torpedoes, 20 mm guns, and Mistral surface to air missiles if required[source] |
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| Country of origin | Australia[source]Bay-class patrol boat · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Can carry an Electronic Warfare system and decoys[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × Lynx (at launch)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar for a single helicopter[source] |
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| National origin | — | Norway[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Nordkapp class[source] |
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